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APPENDIX I.

Enemy Attack on Trade.

Merchant Vessels (excluding Commissioned Merchant Vessels) of all tonnages reported lost by enemy action. (Note.-Tonnages are gross unless otherwise stated.)

By Submarine.

In Convoy

Date.

Name and

Tonnage.

Nationality. Cargo.

From-

To-

How sunk.

Position.

Fate of Crew and other Remarks.

or not.*

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1940.

Dec. 20

Carlton

British

Coal

Newport

Buenos Torpedo

Yes.

Atlantic

(5,162 tons)

Aires

4 injured landed, thought to be only survivors.

1941.

Jan. 14

Eumaus

(7,472 tons)

British

Govt.

service

Liverpool

Singapore Torpedo

Not...

and Shang-

hai (viâ

Cape)

Jan. 15

Brask

Norwegian...

Ardrossan

Table Bay.

Torpedo

Yes...

(4,079 tons)

Jan. 15

Nicolaos Filinis

Greek

Coal

Barry

Freetown

(3,111 tons)

Torpedo and Yes.. gunfire

Jan. 15

Nemea

Greek

Barry

Piræus

Torpedo

Yes..

(5,101 tons)

112 miles West of 305 picked up, of whom 100 service Freetown personnel. This vessel was shown in last week's report in Section B (ships damaged by enemy action), but has since been presumed sunk.

About 540 miles West 20 survivors, 13 missing. of Galway

About 540 miles West Some survivors, 4 lost. of Galway

About 520 miles West 17 survivors, 19 missing. of River Shannon

Jan. 16

Oropesa...

British

(14,118 tons)

Copper, Capetown maize and

Liverpool

Torpedo

Not...

302 Bloody Foreland, 150 miles

About 100 passengers and crew not yet accounted for.

general

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* This information is provisional and may be modified subsequently on receipt of Commodore's report.

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